He always comes running late. So we're happy he showed that same late run today, especially against this caliber of horse. It looks like he'll like a mile and a quarter and we're looking forward to the opportunity.

He's not moving as well as we know he can, and we're having trouble figuring it out. He's going to have a nuclear scan. It's one of those things where he could be back to us next week or in three months.

I opted to give him a break after the Manhattan. He didn't have any major problems. I've been pointing for this race for a long time. I figure he runs well fresh, and he wants to go the distance. Naturally I'm a little nervous bringing him back off the layoff and asking him to go this far, but I think he should run well.

I hope this gray horse, like Giacomo, keeps improving with each race and is headed for a big performance on the first Saturday in the May. Of course, we're hoping for an equally good performance in the Florida Derby.

It means abundance. I'm just hoping to hear it called in the race, no matter how they say it.

It looks like he will like a mile and a quarter and we are sure looking forward to the opportunity.

It's one of the toughest races on the program. We're looking to get a piece of it.

It's tough to be 7-5 in a Grade 1 race and get that kind of trip, to be six wide like he was.

There was nothing wrong with him. We just stopped on him because he had been going and going and needed some time. The time off was good to him because he's been training absolutely fabulous since I've got him back here.

That's good. We were training him to run in the Derby. We didn't have an alternate plan.